Shotgun isotope array for rapid, substrate-specific detection of microorganisms in a microbial community.

Appl Environ Microbiol

Department of Urban Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8656, Japan.

Published: October 2011

The shotgun isotope array method has been proposed to be an effective new tool for use in substrate-specific microbe exploration without any prior knowledge of the community composition. Proof of concept was demonstrated by detection of acetate-degrading microorganisms in activated sludge and further verified by independent stable isotope probing (SIP).

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/AEM.00121-11DOI Listing

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